Samsung Galaxy S21 5G review
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- eugenrusu
- nDJ
- 22 Jan 2021
What about super steady video? 60fps for real, or coming with a catch?
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- caught lying..
- PIu
- 22 Jan 2021
Exynos still disappointing. Nothing new here.
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- apertotes
- jRj
- 22 Jan 2021
"Scant retail package - no charger or headphones."
That is petty. It's the correct choice. Better have a few buy a charger or headphones than include one when almost everybody already owns several of those.
"Plastic back is at odds with the upmarket position, the flat screen and slightly increased bezels are also somehow not Samsung-flagshippy enough."
All those are plus. Plastic is much more resistant to falls than glass. Curved screens are the worse invention since the magic mouse and bezels are needed in order to be able to hold the phone comfortably.
Meanwhile, you disregarded true cons like the absence of removable storage or the limited range of the screen refresh rate compared to the big brother, which means that they have the technology and simply decided not to use it on this version, even though Galaxy S are supposed to be flagship phones. I hope Samsung is not doing a Desire on Non-Ultra Galaxies like HTC did.
I myself am torn. I really despise the curved screen of my S8 but I would hate loosing removable storage.
And lastly, iPhones are fantastic phones for many people but they always have had a few shortcomings like the lack of removable storage. That was enough for some of us to avoid changing teams. If Android phones stock capitalizing on those few iPhone weaknesses, I foresee many users going the Apple way.
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- a crap is a crap
- PIu
- 22 Jan 2021
this is Proof typical exynos crap_ such a poor performance for 2021 glagship..
RIP = exynos21000
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- AngryLithuanian
- pYg
- 22 Jan 2021
TeD, 22 Jan 2021Cannot understand why they don't mention no memory car... moreBecause memory cards are a thing of the past. Just get 256GB or higher as someone else already mentioned.
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- Peter UK
- mpf
- 22 Jan 2021
No improvement over camera
Plastic
Bigger bezels
Processor that's outperformed by last generation of snapdragon
I'm on S10 and here we are two years later Samsung downgraded Galaxy S phones so badly I completely see no reason for change.
Samsung need to be pushed into the corner so that Xiaomi and Vivo can rise!
- nanagdad
- fu%
- 22 Jan 2021
TeD, 22 Jan 2021Cannot understand why they don't mention no memory car... moreMemory cards are history mate. Accept the new normal. Just get a phone with 256GB
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- TeD
- mDN
- 22 Jan 2021
Cannot understand why they don't mention no memory card in the Cons part...that is a HUGE Con for me.
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- Anonymous
- LkB
- 22 Jan 2021
nanagdad, 22 Jan 2021The charging speed is too slow. Please this is 2021. 30 min... moreSome brands use software to slow down charging after 50%.
0-50% is way faster than 51-100%.
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- AnonD-973296
- GYi
- 22 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2021Then look again through samples. For example open first pho... morethe reason samsung is releasing in the beginning of the year cus if u want the latest and greatest specs, ur only option is samsung, it makes financial sense, i think other companies are also trying this strategy. Since everyone is scrambling like u said, all their products are unpolished, if they released them a little later in the year then they would be much much better quality since that gives them more time for improvements. that's just my view
- nanagdad
- fu%
- 22 Jan 2021
The charging speed is too slow. Please this is 2021. 30 min should be Atleast 80% battery for a flagship that expensive. 40% in 30 min doesn't look good pass
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- Anonymous
- LkB
- 22 Jan 2021
Gsmarena, cyan sky is exposure issue.
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- Shiny Dave
- mpm
- 22 Jan 2021
So what we have here in Exynos markets is essentially an S20 FE 5G but smaller, possibly prettier but that's subjective, and more expensive.
Got it. S20 FE 5G it is.
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- Anonymous
- LkB
- 22 Jan 2021
Are youtubers allowed to mention snapdragon version has better performance and battery life?
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- Dometalican
- 7BB
- 21 Jan 2021
No microSD slot in the cons reviewer. Stop allowing stupidity of removing options to pass by like it's nothing.
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- Anonymous
- JF7
- 21 Jan 2021
Bad battery, Too bad.
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- Anonymous
- nw}
- 21 Jan 2021
AnonD-973296, 21 Jan 2021is it just me or has the picture quality improved ever sinc... moreAre you a blind?? Zoom in and look again especially at ultra wide angle images and zoomed shots are fuzzy too. Awful
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- Anonymous
- 0xU
- 21 Jan 2021
AnonD-973296, 21 Jan 2021is it just me or has the picture quality improved ever sinc... moreThen look again through samples. For example open first photo comparision of S21 vs S20 with that photo of building in front of.
You can clearly see more details and not mushed view in a photo made by S20.
There is something wrong going on with S21 series of camera processing. That noise reduction algorithms activates in day time use. Hope they will found solution via updates, so it would be good for gsmarena team to check that after month or so and update review.
The manufacturers are going crazy to release the phones so early this year, that they do not polish their product. Careless for the customers:/
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- AnonD-973296
- GYi
- 21 Jan 2021
is it just me or has the picture quality improved ever since the s21 and s21 ultra shootout they did. i dont see any blurriness in the corners now😑
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- Anonymous
- nw}
- 21 Jan 2021
Forsi147, 21 Jan 2021I haven't seen such godawful camera on an expensive sm... moreI agree awful